Extension mounting for garment carriers



J. J. KNAPE Aug. 8, 1933.

EXTENSION MOUNTING FOR GARMENT CARRIERS Filed F'eb. 16 1951 lla Patented Aug. 8, 1933 Unirse rms EXTENSION MoiJNriNG ron GARMENT espumas i Joseph J. Knape, Grand Rapids, Mich., assigner to Knape ,da Vogt Manufacturing Company, Grand Rapids, Mich., a Corporation of Michig all Application February 16,

3 Claims.

This invention relates to an extension mounting for garment carriers.

Garment carriers oi the telescoping extension type are used in wardrobes, cabinets, closets in homes and other places to carry garment hangers from which, in turn, garments are suspended. The depths of wardrobes and closets vary greatly and heretofore the manufacturer of said extension carriers has been obliged to carry many dierent models and sizes of different lengths, there being a dilerent length model for each variation of two inches in depth of the closet or wardrobe in which the device was placed. This also necessitated the seller of the carriers having a full and complete line of diiierent lengths on hand to supply the calls for them.

In the present invention, the primary object and purpose of the same is to make an extension mounting for the garment carrier which will permit the production of fewer models and at the same time not interfere with the installation of the same in wardrobes or closets having a considerable range between the and minimum depths of wardrobe or closet which a particular model or length of carrier will take care of.

' The extension mounting for the garment carrier is for the upper iixed supporting member on which a movable carriage from which the garment hangers are immediately suspended is mounted. The invention contemplates that this movable carriage and upper supporting member therefor shall be made the same as previously; or, as another object of the invention, if desired, the movable carriage member may also be made of an extensible character so as to extend the same like the extension mounting for the upperiixed supporting member of the device permits extension or contraction of the device for application to dirlerent depths of wardrobes or closets.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a novel, simple and eicctive means for readily mounting the extension garment carrier so as to require little or no use of tools in the installation of the same in a wardrobe or closet.

The invention having the objects and purposes stated, as well as many others, may be understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in

which,

Fig. l is a fragmentarv side elevation and section illustrating the extension mounting for garment carriers of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary Vertical section through the rear end portion of a garment carrier and the extension mounting therefor on an enlarged scale.

at the front edge of the shelf 2.

1931. Serial No. 516,103

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary under plan view and partial horizontal section of the device of my invention. l

Fig. #iis a transverse vertical section on the plane of line 4 4 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction indicated.

Fig. 5 is av fragmentary vertical section on the plane of line 5 5 oi Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a view similar to that shown in 2, in which the movable carriage member is of extensive character, and

Figs. 7 and 8 Vare under plan views oi the front end portion of the garment carrier showing the manner in which it may be detachably connected with a iront supporting bracket which in turn is secured to an overhead support.

Like reference characters refer to like parte in the different figures of the drawing.y

The closet or wardrobe, icated at l, is usually supplied with a horizontal supporting shelf underneath which the extension garment carrier is to be mounted. In my construction the elongated extension mounting 3 is at the back oi the closet or wardrobe underneath said shelf and is of a su stantially tubular iorrn rectangular in cross secu. n and longitudinaliy slottedY at lower side. 1t carries a bracket 4 oi angle iron., preferably, at its rear end which may be s-cure by means of screws or other suitable fastenings to the back of the wardrobe or closet and the underside oi shelf 2.

The extension carrier, which is to be mounted within the closet, comprises a fixed supporting member 5, also substantially of tubular form rectangular in cross sections slotted lengthwise at its lower side and of a size such that it may 9 be telescoped into the extension mounting member. 3. The upper iii-:ed supporting member 5 is adapted to be connected at its iront end to a supporting nature of metal which may be secured This fixture is i nat metal having avertical web 5 lying the front edge of the shelf, an upper rearwardly turned horizontal lip 7 extending over the upper side of the ,shelf and a lower rearwardly turned horizontal flange 8 at the underside of the shelf; Y and this supporting xture is attachable to the shelf 2 by means of screws or other suitable fastenings.

At the front end of the member 5 of the device 105 two depending brackets 9 of the shape best shown in Fig. 5 are disposed, one immediateiy within each side of the member 5 and formed with horizontal flanges 9a at their upper ends lying` bel neath and secured to the ange S of the fixture described. The lower ends of the brackets 9 are bent inwardly toward each other but spaced apart and have a roller 10 between their lower end portions mounted on a suitable pintle extending between the same.

The movable carriage member of the garment carrier may be made of a continuous length oi rod having an upper side 11 which lies and is concealed within the member 5, and rides over the roller 10, a lower parallel side `1 2 over which the garment hangers are hooked, and an integral vertical connecting member 13 at their rear ends, the front ends of the parts 11 and 12 being connected to a handle member 14 which may beI grasped to draw the carriage member outwardly or push it inwardly.

The rear portion of the carriage member is supplied with rollers to support and carry the same. A block 15 is mounted on the upper member 11 of the carriage through which it passes and at each end carries a roller 16, one at each side of the lower longitudinal slot of the member 5 and riding on the flanges thereof at each side of said slot. It is evident that the carriage may be readily pulled out or push in, the rollers carrying the same eliminating friction to a large degree.

With this construction the garmet carrying device may be mounted in closets or wardrobes having various depths as the length of the eX- tension mounting 3 permits a range of adjustment so that one size of garment carrying device with an extension mounting therefor at the rear end will supply several depths of closets or wardrobes within the limits which the length of the extension mounting will take care of.

It is also contemplated in my invention that the carriage member described may be of an extensible character in which case the upper and lower members 11a and 12a of the carriage (Fig. 6) are of tubular material and a U-shaped extension made of single length of rod and having an upper member 11b and a lower member 12b connected by a vertical tie 13a may be inserted into the rear ends of the tubular members 11a `and 12a to a greater or lesser extent and therewherein the brackets 9, which connect the front end of the supporting member 5 with the shelf iixture at the front edge thereof, are so constructed as to be readily detachable from said fixture. The lower side of the ange 8y of the xture is provided with two depending headed pins or rivets 17 spaced from each other and the flanges 9a of the brackets 9 are formed with slots 18 and 19 respectively, best shown in Fig. 7. The slot 19 is of aro shape, as shown, so that the shelf bracket may be applied as shown in Fig. '7 and then turned to the position shown in Fig. 8 wherein the headed rivets or pins 17 will connect the flanges 9a of the brackets 9 detachably with the shelf fixture.

The invention described is one of Very practical Value. As previously stated it permits the reduction of numbers of models to a considerable degree thereby reducing manufacturing cost in the factory and carrying charges to the seller of the garment carriers who does not need to have so many models on hand to supply the wants of users. The invention is defined in the appended claims and is to be considered comprehensive of all forms of structure coming within their scope.

I claim:

1. In a construction of the class described, a cabinet, a hollow tubular elongated mounting secured at the back of and extending forward from said back of the cabinet, an extensible garment support having a relatively xed upper member and a garment carrier mounted thereon for movement in and out of the cabinet, said xed member being telescopically received into said mounting, a bracket attached to the front portion of the cabinet, said bracket having spaced apart depending headed pins and said fixed upper member of the extensiblegarment support having a bracket at each side thereof, each with an outturned flange, one iiange on one bracket being slotted inwardly from its outer edge and:

the other iiange of the other bracket havingy an arc shaped slot therein extending inwardly from the side edge of the bracket flange.

2. In an article of the class described, an ex'- tension mounting, a supporting member slidably having alined slots along their lower sides, a garment carrier extending through said slots and having a lower side extending in parallelism with the said slots, means located between the garment carrier and the portions of the support-v ing member on either side of said slots for sup` porting the same, a handle member attached to the said garment carrier, and adjustable stop means extending rearwardly from said garment carrier whereby the innermost position of the handle member may be determined.

3. In an appliance of the type set forth, a cabinet, a garment carrier, means for supporting the inner end oisaid carrier, a bracket attached to the `front portion of the cabinet, said bracket having spaced apart depending headed pins and said garment carrier having a bracket at each side thereof, each with an outturned flange, one ilange on one bracket being slotted inwardly from its outer edge and the other flange of the other bracket having an arc shaped slot therein extending inwardly from the side edge of the bracket iiange.

JOSEPH J. KNAPE. 

